# 2012–13 BSC Young Boys season

The 2012–13 BSC Young Boys season is the 115th season in club history.

## Matches
### Legend

Win  Draw  Loss  Postponed

### Super League

Kickoff times are in CET

#### League table
### Swiss Cup

Kickoff times are in CET

### UEFA Europa League
#### Group stage
##### Final group table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Liverpool | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 10 | Advance to knockout phase |
| 2 | Anzhi Makhachkala | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 10 | Advance to knockout phase |
| 3 | Young Boys | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 13 | +1 | 10 | |
| 4 | Udinese | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 | −5 | 4 | |
* 1 2 3 Tiebreakers: Liverpool, Anzhi Makhachkala, and Young Boys are ranked by their head-to-head record.
Tiebreakers :
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Liverpool | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 7 |
| Anzhi Makhachkala | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| Young Boys | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 4 |

## Squad information
### Squad and statistics

Squad Season 2012–2013 :
| No. | Player | Birthdate | at YB since | previous club | SL matches | SL goals | Cup matches | Cup goals | EL matches | EL goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||||
| 1 | Marco Wölfli | 22 August 1982 | 2003 | Thun | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 18 | Yvon Mvogo | 6 March 1994 | 2011 | Fribourg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Ivan Benito | 27 August 1976 | 2011 | Grasshoppers | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||||
| 2 | Alexander González | 13 September 1992 | 2012 | Caracas | 4(9) | 1 | 0(2) | 1 | 0(5) | 1 |
| 3 | Juhani Ojala | 19 June 1989 | 2011 | HJK Helsinki | 11(1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4(1) | 1 |
| 4 | Alain Nef | 2 June 1982 | 2010 | Udinese Calcio | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 13 | Elsad Zverotić | 31 October 1986 | 2011 | Luzern | 12(2) | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 17 | Christoph Spycher | 30 March 1978 | 2010 | E. Frankfurt | 8(1) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | Dušan Veškovac | 16 March 1986 | 2011 | Luzern | 9(1) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4(1) | 0 |
| 23 | Scott Sutter | 13 May 1986 | 2009 | Zürich | 13(2) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 28 | Marco Bürki | 10 July 1993 | 2012 | Münsingen | 2(1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Jan Lecjaks | 9 August 1990 | 2011 | Plzeň | 5(2) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 35 | François Affolter | 13 March 1991 | 2012 | Werder Bremen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||||
| 6 | Michael Silberbauer | 7 July 1981 | 2011 | Utrecht | 2(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Matías Vitkieviez | 16 May 1985 | 2012 | Servette | 2(11) | 0 | 0(1) | 1 | 1(1) | 0 |
| 8 | Alexander Farnerud | 1 May 1984 | 2011 | Brøndby | 18 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| 10 | Moreno Costanzo | 20 February 1988 | 2010 | St. Gallen | 13(1) | 4 | 1(1) | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 14 | Christian Schneuwly | 7 February 1988 | 2012 | Thun | 14(3) | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4(2) | 0 |
| 15 | Josh Simpson | 15 May 1983 | 2012 | Manisaspor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Mario Raimondi | 10 July 1980 | 2005 | Thun | 13(1) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 29 | Raphael Nuzzolo | 5 July 1983 | 2011 | Xamax | 14 | 6 | 2(1) | 1 | 5(1) | 1 |
| 30 | Pascal Doubaï | 22 May 1992 | 2010 | Athletic Adjamé | 0(4) | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 0(2) | 0 |
| 32 | Leonardo Bertone | 14 March 1994 | 2011 | SC Wohlensee | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Helios Sessolo | 26 May 1993 | 2009 | own youth | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||||
| 7 | Samuel Afum | 24 December 1990 | 2013 | Smouha SC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Alexander Gerndt | 14 July 1986 | 2013 | Utrecht | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Raúl Bobadilla | 18 June 1987 | 2012 | M'gladbach | 10(1) | 5 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 |
| 19 | Gonzalo Zárate | 6 August 1984 | 2012 | RB Salzburg | 9(1) | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| 20 | Michael Frey | 19 July 1994 | 2012 | Thun | 6(13) | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0(5) | 0 |
| 24 | Emmanuel Mayuka | 21 November 1990 | 2010 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Josef Martínez | 19 May 1993 | 2012 | Caracas | 1(5) | 1 | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Haris Tabaković | 20 June 1994 | 2012 | own youth | 1 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Last updated: 17 February 2013 ||||||||||||
| Notes: Numbers in parentheses denote substitution appearances. Players in italic left the club during the season. ||||||||||||

### Transfers

Summer Transfers in :
| Name | Position | Type | Moving from |
| Gonzalo Zárate | ST | Transfer | RB Salzburg |
| Ammar Jemal | CB | loan return | Köln |
| Christian Schneuwly | MF | loan return | Thun |
| Scott Sutter | CB | loan return | Zürich |
| Alexandre Pasche | MF | loan return | Lausanne |
| Adriano De Pierro | CB | loan return | Nyon |
| Hrvoje Bukovski | GK | loan return | Kriens |
Summer Transfers Out :
| Name | Position | Type | Moving to |
| Emmanuel Mayuka | ST | Transfer | Southampton |
| David Degen | MF | Transfer | Basel |
| Hrvoje Bukovski | GK | Transfer | Kreuzlingen |
| Ammar Jemal | CB | on loan | Ajaccio |
| Michael Silberbauer | MF | on loan | Odense |
| Adriano De Pierro | CB | on loan | Lugano |
| Alexandre Pasche | MF | on loan | Servette |
Winter Transfers in :
| Name | Nationality | Position | Type | Moving from |
| Alexander Gerndt | | ST | Transfer | Utrecht |
| Samuel Afum | | ST | Transfer | Smouha SC |
Winter Transfers Out :
| Name | Position | Type | Moving to |
| Juhani Ojala | CB | Transfer | Terek Grozny |
| Raúl Bobadilla | ST | Transfer | Basel |
| Ammar Jemal | CB | Transfer | Club Africain |
| Matías Vitkieviez | MF | loan return | Servette |

## Sources

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